Niko Soininen
Professor
Environmental Law
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
[email protected] | +358 50 437 6342
Main research interests:
1) Sustainability law; the role of law in sustainability transitions and transformation
2) Law as a complex system
3) Water and marine environmental law; especially blue renewables (incl. hydropower & offshore windpower) and aquaculture and marine spatial planning
Research groups
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CCEEL - The Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law 01.09.2013 - -
Sustainability Law 01.01.2024 - -
Research group on Legal Interpretation and the Philosophy of Law 01.08.2015 -
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Water and Marine Environmental Law
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Environmental Law Research Group 01.08.2000 -
Projects
Publications
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Assessing the effectiveness of Finland’s sustainable development policy to facilitate a sustainability transition
Lyytimäki, Jari; Kentala-Lehtonen, Johanna; Halme, Minna; Linnanen, Lassi; Mönkkönen, Mikko; Ratinen, Ilkka; Salonen, Arto O; Soini, Katriina; Soininen, Niko; Teperi, Anna-Maria; Toivanen, Reetta, 2025, Discover sustainability, 6, 751. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
EU’s Clean Industrial Deal: A Risk or an Opportunity for Sustainability?
Huhta, Kaisa; Kalimo, Harri; Soininen, Niko; Vesa, Seita, 2025, European Energy and Environmental Law Review, 34, 4, 95-105. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Ecological restoration hierarchy as a lens to reveal the foundational economic and legal structures impeding restoration
Soininen, Niko; Puharinen, Suvi-Tuuli; Iho, Antti; Koljonen, Saija; Artell, Janne; Tolonen, Kimmo; Belinskij, Antti, 2025, Restoration ecology, [Epub ahead of print 10 Oct 2025], 1-12. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Governing complexity: A comparative assessment of four governance models with applications to climate change mitigation and adaptation
Soininen, Niko; Ruhl, J B; Cosens, Barbara; Gunderson, Lance, 2025, Environmental innovation and societal transitions, 57, 101020. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Uses, opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence in participatory urban planning
Raymond, Christopher M.; Nummi, Pilvi; von Wirth, Timo; Poom, Age; Ahdekivi, Anna; Barthel, Stephan; Delmelle, Eric; Dunkel, Eveliina; Fagerholm, Nora; Grêt-Regamey, Adrienne; Hallikainen, Felix; Heinilä, Aleksi; Käyhkö, Janina; Kotavaara, Ossi; Kyttä, Marketta; Magyar, Marton; Pesola, Arto J; McPhearson, Timon; Mustafa, Ahmed; Nurminen, Valtteri; Ramezani, Samira; Reed, Patrick; Rinne, Tiina; Schipperijn, Jasper; Soininen, Niko; Toivonen, Tuuli; Venuti, Francesco, 2025, Discover cities, 2, 1, 93. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Adapting Hydropower to European Union Water Law: Flexible Governance versus Legal Effectiveness in Sweden and Finland
Puharinen, Suvi-Tuuli; Belinskij, Antti; Soininen, Niko, 2024, Transnational environmental law, 13, 1, 160-189. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Climate change adaptation in water law: International, EU and Finnish perspectives
Belinskij, Antti; Soininen, Niko; Puharinen, Suvi-Tuuli; Veijalainen, Noora, 2024, Review of European, comparative & international environmental law, 33, 1, 80-92. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Kasvua vai kestävyyttä? Alueidenkäytön suunnittelun ja liikennesuunnittelun normit ja käytännöt kaupunkien ilmastokestävyyden näkökulmasta
Heinilä, Aleksi; Käyhkö, Janina; Partinen, Hanna; Soininen, Niko, 2024, Oikeustiede : Jurisprudentia, 57, LVII (2024), 5-102. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Strategies for integrating scientific evidence in water policy and law in the face of uncertainty
Kotamäki, Niina; Arhonditsis, George; Hjerppe, Turo; Hyytiäinen, Kari; Malve, Olli; Ovaskainen, Otso; Paloniitty, Tiina; Similä, Jukka; Soininen, Niko; Weigel, Benjamin; Heiskanen, Anna-Stiina, 2024, Science of the total environment, 931, 172855. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Suomesta kestävyysmurroksen onnistuja: Rajana luonto, voimana ihmiset
Linnanen, Lassi; Teperi, Anna-Maria; Aarikka-Stenroos, Leena; Halme, Minna; Jaakkola, Jouni JK; Kaljonen, Minna; Kinnunen, Päivi; Mönkkönen, Mikko; Ratinen, Ilkka; Salonen, Arto O; Siivonen, Katriina; Soini, Katriina; Soininen, Niko; Toivanen, Reetta, 2024, Kestävyyspaneeli. D4 Published development or research report or study